I thought I’d do a Soft Pastels 101 and as there are so many ways to apply them I’ve split them in a Soft Pastels 101 – Part 1 for this week. The following Friday, I will publish Soft Pastels 101 – Part 2. Please bear with me as I haven’t edited the video yet, […]
Category Archives: Card making, Fun Folds, technique
Gatefold card with slide and lock mechanism
This gatefold card with a slide and lock mechanism is surprisingly easy to make. The first one I made, I used a smaller scalloped frame and found that the slide and lock mechanism kept on “popping out”. After having filmed the video tutorial in the early hours, I didn’t have the energy to re-jig it, […]
Happy Father’s Day
Wishing all the men folk past and present a very Happy Father’s Day. The weather doesn’t look too good for Sunday this year in our neck of the woods. Even so, I hope all the Dads out there will put their feet up and relax. Hubby has decided to stay in this Sunday, instead of […]
Father’s Day Shaker Card
This Father’s Day Shaker Card is deceptively easy to make. The inspiration came from seeing a shaker card on Stampin’ Up!’s website and I wondered how they put their sequins into separate compartments. Stampin’ Up! used the Picture dies and as I have them, I decided to give it a go. Creating the Shaker There […]
Pop up Father’s Day card
The weeks seem to be flying by and we’re halfway through June already so the time has come to make a pop up Father’s Day card in time for June 20th. I looked at my stash and wondered how the Beauty of Friendship bundle could translate into making a pop up Father’s Day card. I […]
Masculine Pocket card for any occasion
Father’s Day is next Sunday, so I created a Masculine Pocket card suitable for Father’s Day or for any occasion. A little trick I use is to stamp the sentiments separately. When I need a card for whatever occasion, I can select the appropriate one from my stash. I have been meaning to have a […]
Diorama Card for summer – Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop
Goodness gracious, May whisked by and it’s time for another blog hop so I created this Diorama card for Summer for June’s Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop. Thank you to the lovely Sara Sayers who set the theme “Here comes Summer” for this month’s challenge. Combining Old with New Oftentimes, we overlook the old when […]
Clean and Simple masculine card
Oops – I thought I’d already created a clean and simple masculine card for today’s post. Having had house guests all last week, I thought I’d worked ahead and it was all in the bag! Turns out that I had not prepared anything for today as my blog still showed Friday’s post! So in haste, […]